Product Designer (18-month contract)

Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp.is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading, and growing, North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic and team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality, and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, including two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™, and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™

It’s an exciting time to part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future!

Job Overview

The Product Designer will be responsible for the development of new cookie products for private label driven projects and designing new shaped cookies. An energetic and motivated individual who is adaptable to a fast-moving environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Develops new products with Marketing direction, Innovation sessions or creates independently
• Leads in scaling, baking, labeling and packaging of lab & customer samples; independently creating TVC for formulation record and accurate costing.
• Working with Purchasing, suggests needs for new ingredients needed for creation of new formulations, providing desired target cost
• Using CAD program, works with design team to translate lab cutters and drawings into cookie dies for production, optimizing die capabilities
• Understands cookie dough and production line capabilities
• Manages projects from ideation to production runs
• Manages die supplier relationship, design specs, & die library
• Works with Production on new concept/processing methods ensuring ‘critical to quality’ processes are understood by manufacturing
• Liases directly with Marketing Design & Product Managers, delivering updates on progress of expected customer samples and plant trials
• Works with Technical Services in conducting plant trials and FPR’s, runs pretrial meetings, keeping detailed records on plant trial production details, outcomes, including labour head counts and suitability to production
• Takes ownership of personal project load; flexible to changes in workload
• Backs up PD on other production lines, taking ownership of samples and plant trials during teammate absences
  
  

The Recipe For Success

• Degree in Food Science, Chef’s or Bakers Red Seal, and must have 5 to 7 years of bakery or food manufacturing experience
• CAD program knowledge is needed
• Good understanding of GMP, HACCP, (BRC, SQF) and Food Allergens
• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills
• Have good working knowledge of word, excel, power point and outlook
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize task, delegate and follow up
• Ability to lead, work independently, and in a team environment
• Must have reliable transportation
  
  

What We Offer

• As we grow, we are committed to preserving the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
• Competitive benefits, along with work, life balance!
  
  

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply directly. Give and Go is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at [email protected], citing "AODA" in the subject line, along with your request and contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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